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Thank you, BirdTravels! For Alaska would you recommend forward facing over aft facing on the Sun? If so why?

Somewhere I read that forward facing penthouse balconies on the NCL Sun do not have plexiglass, but rather solid barriers. This apparently caused problems if you want to see when seated. Can anyone confirm this? TIA

Has anyone ever viewed the cliff divers from a boat in the bay! How is the view? How choppy might the waters in the bay be in January? TIA.

That makes sense.

We are also thinking of arriving a day early in LA and booking a hotel nearby with free shuttle. We have already booked ground transportation with them. I called NCL to see if it would be possible to catch their bus to port and was told yes and to come to baggage claim area at 10 am the day of sailing, Jan 12. As I write this , I’m really not sure why 10 am; surely there are several flights arriving at different times on that day.

Thank you very much for this extremely detailed review. We are on the Bliss in January from LA to Miami and appreciate all you did to help us get acquainted with ship, the ports, the dining venues, etc.